The 2013 Apple MacBook Air 13″ A1466 Disassembly

DavidOctober 13, 2014

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In this guide, I will explain how to disassemble the 2013 Apple MacBook Air 13″ A1466. I will remove the battery, RAM, SSD, wireless card, heat sink, cooling fan, and motherboard.

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Remove all screws from the back cover.

After removing the back cover, you can access the battery, SSD, wireless card, speakers, heat sink, and cooling fan.
Close-up of the laptop after removing the palm rest

Cooling fan

Heat sink

Samsung PCI-E SSD
SSD

Wireless card

LCD cable

Remove the five screws securing the battery and disconnect the battery power cable.
Battery

Under the battery, you can find the touchpad.

Right speaker

Left speaker

Samsung 128GB SSD

Wireless card

Heat sink and cooling fan
Cooling system

Cooling system

The Intel Core i5 processor integrates the Intel HD 5000 graphics card, which is directly soldered to the motherboard, making it impossible to upgrade.